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Multilingual Hong Kong: Languages, Literacies and Identities
David C. S. Li
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Description for Multilingual Hong Kong: Languages, Literacies and Identities
Hardback. Series: Multilingual Education. Num Pages: 296 pages, 29 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; CFDM; CJA; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 643.
This volume gives an up-to-date account of the language situation and social context in multilingual Hong Kong. After an in-depth, interpretive analysis of various language contact phenomena, it shows why it is such a tall order for Hongkongers to live up to the Special Administrative Region government’s language policy goalpost, ‘biliteracy and trilingualism’. A detailed contrastive analysis between Cantonese and (a) English, (b) Modern Written Chinese, and (c) Putonghua helps explain the nature of the linguistic and acquisitional challenges involved. Economic forces and sociopolitical realities helped shape the ‘mother tongue education’ or ‘dual MoI streaming’ policy since September 1998. The ... Read more
This volume gives an up-to-date account of the language situation and social context in multilingual Hong Kong. After an in-depth, interpretive analysis of various language contact phenomena, it shows why it is such a tall order for Hongkongers to live up to the Special Administrative Region government’s language policy goalpost, ‘biliteracy and trilingualism’. A detailed contrastive analysis between Cantonese and (a) English, (b) Modern Written Chinese, and (c) Putonghua helps explain the nature of the linguistic and acquisitional challenges involved. Economic forces and sociopolitical realities helped shape the ‘mother tongue education’ or ‘dual MoI streaming’ policy since September 1998. The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Multilingual Education
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319441931
SKU
V9783319441931
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Multilingual Hong Kong: Languages, Literacies and Identities
“Multilingual Hong Kong: Languages, Literacies and Identities is recommended reading for researchers with an interest in the linguistic Situation of Hong Kong, especially for those whose work is on multilingualism in post-colonial societies.” (Bernie Chun Nam Mak, Pragmatics and Society, Vol. 10 (2), July, 2019) “David Li's book is therefore highly welcome, as it provides the reader with a thorough ... Read more